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  Ratan Tata invests in two more start-ups

  February 09, 2016 7:27 IST

  Bengaluru: To encourage entrepreneurship, Tata Sons chairman emeritus Ratan Tata on Monday announced investing an unspecified amount in two more start-ups Moglix and Invictus Onclogy, which are based in New Delhi.As an e-commerce firm, Moglix

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  Now, Delhi Metro stations to double up as terminals for e-commerce sites

  India | January 25, 2016 20:50 IST

  New Delhi: Tired of rushing to get the product at your delivery address from e-commerce sites? The Delhi Metro has come up with a solution that may just provide the requisite breather.The DMRC has said

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  How India's e-commerce boom is scripting a revival for India Post

  January 11, 2016 13:43 IST

  The boom witnessed in the e-commerce industry has disrupted the retail industry as a whole with big retailers crying foul over the absence of a level-playing field. However, there is one unlikely beneficiary which is

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  Amazon most visited e-commerce site in November, Flipkart second

  December 30, 2015 16:28 IST

  Mumbai: Amazon.in has continued to be the most visited e-commerce site in November for the third time this year, following the festival spike for online sales in October.Amazon.in continued to be the most visited e-commerce

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  2015: The year when Flipkart, Snapdeal forced Ambanis, Birlas to join the etail race

  December 25, 2015 14:47 IST

  New Delhi: As a year of David vs Goliath in retail market draws to a close, the newbies' gang of Flipkarts and Snapdeals are forcing Ambanis and Birlas of supermarket chains to join the burgeoning

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  'India's digital commerce market may touch $128 billion by 2017'

  December 08, 2015 17:36 IST

  New Delhi: India's digital commerce market may touch the $128 billion mark in 2017, up from the current level of $42 billion, a new study has claimed. The market has already shown a steady growth

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  Microsoft working on password-free world: Satya Nadella

  November 05, 2015 20:52 IST

  Mumbai: With growing concerns over security of emails and mobile phones, technology giant Microsoft today said it is working on ways to rid tech users of their worries over passwords.“One of the biggest security issues

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  #Bookmybai: Sexist ad for online maid service sparks row

  November 05, 2015 15:08 IST

  Mumbai: With e-commerce sites going extra mile to tap into to the ever-growing online market in the country, an online portal has come up with a unique idea to woo altogether different set of customers.Bookmybai.com--an

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  Big Billion Days sale: Flipkart sells half a million handsets in 10 hours

  October 15, 2015 16:27 IST

  New Delhi: E-commerce major Flipkart today said it has sold half a million mobile handsets within 10 hours as part of its The Big Billion Days sale."This sets a record for the highest number of

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  Flipkart sells 1 million products in first 10 hrs of festive sale

  October 13, 2015 16:40 IST

  Mumbai: E-commerce marketplace Flipkart today said it sold 10 lakh products in the first 10 hours of the ‘Big Billion Days' festive sale, with 6 million visits from across the nation and 25 items sold

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  Indian e-commerce market to grow 36 percent in 2015-20

  October 05, 2015 14:05 IST

  Kolkata: Backed by huge discounts and the rising use of smartphones, the Indian e-commerce market is poised to grow 36 percent during the 2015-20, a new report has said.According to a recent report from Canada

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  E-commerce generates $1.2 mn revenue every 30 seconds: Assocham-Deloitte Study

  August 19, 2015 16:24 IST

  New Delhi: The global e-commerce industry generates over $1.2 million in revenue every 30 seconds with Facebook, Pinterest and Twitter contributing $5,483, $4,504 and $4,308 respectively, says an Assocham-Deloitte joint study.Social networks are contributing significantly

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  Speed hiring : 12 minutes and hired or fired

  August 16, 2015 16:35 IST

  New Delhi: Job street has just got into fast lane with a new concept called 'speed hiring', wherein suitable candidates are filtered out in flat 12 minutes!Aimed to ensure that the companies in new-age sectors

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  ebay aims to tap refurbished market in India; eyes the $15 billion market

  August 13, 2015 18:26 IST

  New Delhi:  Eyeing the $15 billion market for refurbished products in India, ecommerce giant ebay on Thursday tied up with top 7 refurbishers as it looks to meet growing demand of such products. "We are partnering

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  US seeks more clarity on India's FDI stance in e-commerce and defence sectors

  August 12, 2015 18:11 IST

  New Delhi:  Pitching for FDI in India's multi- brand retail and e-commerce sector, the US on Wednesday said it expects to see some progress on these issues even as it sought more clarification on sectors

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  Now, buy products through Twitter

  August 08, 2015 11:08 IST

  New York: One can now use online social networking service Twitter to buy products as well.Twitter is teaming up with Shopify, which boasts of about 100,000 merchants using its software and other e-commerce software companies

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  E-retail firms boost Postal Department revenue

  July 29, 2015 12:20 IST

  Mumbai:  With e-commerce platforms  increasingly turning to the Indian Posts to deliver their orders to customers, the fast flourishing e-retail business  has become a revenue generator for the state-run agency, whose traditional operations are dented

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  No plans to introduce FDI in e-commerce retail: Nirmala Sitharaman

  Politics | July 22, 2015 20:21 IST

  New Delhi: The government has no plans to bring in foreign direct investment (FDI) in e-commerce retail, parliament was informed on Wednesday."No such proposal is under the consideration of the government," Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala

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  Can mobile apps emerge sole driver of India's e-commerce?

  July 12, 2015 14:19 IST

  New Delhi/Bangalore: With 975 million mobile phone connections in India and penetration at 140 percent in urban areas, many e-commerce firms see apps as the way forward to push sales, with some even planning to

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  Xiaomi to set up e-commerce business

  July 10, 2015 18:26 IST

  Hyderabad: Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi is developing a full-fledged e-commerce business model for its phones and other devices, a top company executive said today.Xiaomi Indian Head Manu Kumar Jain said the mobile phone maker is